Great Thoughts

Strength and power impresses us. In our language, “size, power, and stamina” are all words that create a certain picture that is desirable. We want to be strong. From our youngest days. It carries over into our adulthood. Almost nobody sets out saying “I want to be weak,” or “I like weak or puny things.” In Psalm 1.3 – God uses the image of a tree to describe spiritual strength. This tree is strong, fruitful, and enduring. Withstands all the changing seasons, storms. It is immovable. It’s influence is widely felt. This is a key passage on describing spiritual strength. During January we are looking at things with an eye of self-examination. Am I allowing God to root me as deeply as possible into Christ, who is my life source?